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Flute56 · 19/05/2023 11:29

7 months ago I had covid. I lost half a stone. Before covid I weighed 10 stone . I went down to 9 stone 7. Movng forward I decided to cut out eating sugar for 4 weeks and when I weighed myself at the end of the period, I had dropped some weighted and weighed in at 9 stone 4. All good or so I thought.

I had a text from my GP surgery to have my blood pressure done. Whilst I was there, the nurse said would you like me to check your height and weight and I said yes please. She checked my height and I was 5 foot 6 and asked me to get on the scales. She said the weight was in kg which I could not understand so she converted it to stones and told me I was 10 stone 2. I said that is impossible because I weighed myself this morning first thing with no clothes and no food and I weighed 9 stone 3 and I have definately lost weight since I had coved etc and my arms and face definately look thinner and my clothes are lose. She said oh these are not digital scales so she said come with me and we went to another room and I got on the digital scales and it was a difference of 2 pounds so she said I was 1 was 10 stone.

I said no I weighed myself this morning and I was half a stone lighter. She said how old are your scales and I said about 7 years old so she said they are probably too old to be accurate so buy some new scales.

Sorry but pre covid I was 10 stone and I have most definately dropped weight so I think her scales are not accurate. I weigh myself on a hard surface the same surface as the nurse weighed me in the surgery.

After I left I went to Argos and bought some new scales. They cost me £12 which I was reluctant to pay because I did not see how my ones could be so inaccurate. I will weigh myself in the morning as I did this morning, first thing, no clothes no food and with an empty bladder and if I reach the same weight as I did today then I wm taking the new scales back to Argos and getting a refund because that will prove that I do not need to buy new scales and that there is nothing wrong with the ones I have been using up to now.

ok I was wearing clothes at the surgery and had some breakfast but the nurse said it should not be too much different because I was wearing a very thin dress but it was difference of 71b

Any advce. There is NO WAY I am 10 stone

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TorringtonDean · 19/05/2023 13:44

Doctors scales and gym scales always weight heavier than homes ones in my experience - often a couple of stones more! I’d be happy to be your weight. Sounds like you have no weight problem whatsoever.

JollyMollyPolly · 19/05/2023 13:44

Doctors scales are usually calibrated so more likely to be correct.

Dazedandbemused0 · 19/05/2023 13:44

😂 I don’t know why but this really tickled me

uncomfortablydumb53 · 19/05/2023 13:44

I was weighed at the GP during a health check this week
I was a kg less than my bathroom scales but they allow a kg for clothing and shoes
I have however gained 8lbs due to Amitryptiline so I do feel a bit uncomfortable anyway
Concentrate on the fact you're fit and healthy Scales really don't matter

Havinganap · 19/05/2023 13:43

Did she tell you your weight in kg? Is it possible that she conveyed it incorrectly?

Who knows. Maybe you weight differently on your floor and the doctors floor. If you want to know weight yourself somewhere else.

It doesn't really matter though does it because you're not overweight at either weight.

JoeLovesGina · 19/05/2023 13:41

When you say you were 10 stone before COVID, was that on your own scales or the surgery's?

If it was on your own, then maybe you were 10.5 stone and have still lost 10lbs?

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Flute56 · 19/05/2023 13:36

talking about time of day. I weighed myself this morning at 8am. I was 9 stone 3. My appointment at the surgery was at 10am and they said I was 10 stone. I dont think so🙄

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Flute56 · 19/05/2023 13:33

I have never had high blood pressure in my life and the nurse said I have the blood pressure odf a 20 year old

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Flute56 · 19/05/2023 13:32

Ponoka7 · 19/05/2023 11:33

It's all about body fat, not weight. But you can weigh 7 lbs heavier depending on what time of the day and/or were you are in your cycle. I'm post menopause I still get hormonal fluctuations in weight. Have you got a history of high blood pressure? What did that show?

I went through the monopause 12 years ago. I was telling everyone oh I am now 9 stone 4

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MatildaTheCat · 19/05/2023 13:10

Haha, sorry I know you’re not laughing but I’m a daily weigher and had a hospital appointment a couple of weeks ago where they weighed me at a good 2-3 kg than I was in the morning. It really pissed me off! However I did know I was being a silly billy and literally nobody in the entire world cares what I weigh.

Just use your normal scales and crack on with life. 😊

JuneShitfield · 19/05/2023 13:06

Personal trainer here. I weigh people for a living.

Weight can vary throughout the day for all sorts of reasons. The average adult's weight fluctuates by up to five or six pounds (in either direction) during the course of a single day. A variation of seven pounds wouldn't be out of the realms of normal. I'm surprised a nurse didn't know this.

Also calibrations on scales can be a little bit out too.

I wouldn't worry. So what if you are ten stone? Your clothes fit, you feel healthy, job jobbed.

You are more than a number on a dial.

OnlyFannys · 19/05/2023 13:00

Your clothes and what you have consumes through the day can easily add a good few pounds so the calibration on your scales would only need to be off be 1 or 2 lbs to make a difference. It doesnt actually matter either way because your BMI is right in the middle of healthy. Your scales might be off from the doctors but are still showing you have lost weight since before you have covid even if they dont match the scales from the doctors, I cant understand why its such a big deal

Luredbyapomegranate · 19/05/2023 12:54

It doesn't matter does it?

Monkeynuts57 · 19/05/2023 12:39

It could be accurate I weigh 4lbs more after breakfast and and another two after dressing so about 6lbs more than first thing!! So not necessarily any wrong ones!

ChairFloorWall · 19/05/2023 12:36

Body measurements are more accurate

Oysterbabe · 19/05/2023 12:19

Clothes, breakfast, a drink and a full bladder could easily add half a stone.

CountZacular · 19/05/2023 12:14

I’d guess it’s your floor. I weigh between 7-8 lbs difference at different spots in my living room. I’ve given up now.

10st is fine for your height and if you feel comfortable in yourself does it matter what the number says?

abmac95 · 19/05/2023 12:11

Whats the big deal even IF you are 10stone? You aren't exaxtly an elephant.

bringmelaughter · 19/05/2023 12:11

Scales used in healthcare have to be calibrated at least once a year, and often more frequently. It is therefore more likely your home scales are wrong.

You sound more concerned than would be expected about this. Could there be a reason?

Oreosareawful · 19/05/2023 12:10

Bloody hell does it matter?

Nordicrain · 19/05/2023 12:08

It's not ARgo's fault, so it's out of order to buy a product, use it and then return it used just to prove a prove a point to your GP.

I always weigh more later in the day. That plus clothes, plus different scales could account for the difference.

Your 10 stone pre covid, was that on the doctor's scales?

SunnySaturdayMorning · 19/05/2023 12:06

Also the scales aren’t the issue here. You need to address the issues you have with your weight.

Hollyppp · 19/05/2023 12:05

I think it's worrying how obsessed you are with this. Your weight 9 (either one!) is fine, let it go and get on with life!!

MrsK89 · 19/05/2023 11:58

You could also weigh the same but have lost fat and gained muscle?

tiredhadenough · 19/05/2023 11:57

I'm always heavier on the scales at the drs!

Maybe it's like vanity sizes for clothing (the scales we buy are knocking half a stone off 🤣).

Maybe pre covid you were more than 10 stone 2 🤷🏼‍♀️. If things are fitting better then I wouldn't worry too much as it's just a number

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